Oakleigh Folkes, Ph.D.

Excited by social behavior and endocannabinoids
She/Her

[Oakleigh Folkes, Ph.D. @folkesphd]

Our paper is in press @jclinicalinvest Here we show how the BLA-NAc circuit and endocannabinoids regulate social behavior in a mouse model of Autism.

Very excited to finally share my dissertation work with the community!!

https://t.co/6uFd9eVljt

[Rafael Perez, Ph.D🇩🇴🐀🔬 @RafNeuroPh]

It was great chatting with the @LifeCanvasTech team about my science! Excited for all the progress we've made on determining the brain mechanisms that drive environmental control of opioid tolerance . In great part thanks to their services.

[Yale BBS Development and Involvement Community @YBDIC_]

Are you a #CommunityCollege, #Undergraduate or #Postbacc student interested in pursuing a PhD in the #Biological and #BiomedicalSciences?

Apply to our 7-month program designed to provide you the tools to prepare for and thrive in #GradSchool!

Extended Deadline: November 2nd!

[Rafael Perez, Ph.D🇩🇴🐀🔬 @RafNeuroPh]

Likewise, happy to chat with anyone about this awesome opportunity!

[Stephanie Staszko @SStaszko]

Foundational studies on taste novelty, neophobia, & insular cortex inspired me to ask how cortical taste representation might change as stimuli become familiar. Our findings (& my first first author publication!) are out today in Current Biology: https://t.co/CVvcQlYAWv

[Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz]

We updated our database and now list 385 postdoc fellowship opportunities (w/ description, deadline, amount, eligibility, etc).

Getting one means a lot more freedom to do the work you want to do.

[Andrea Cuentas-Condori 🇵🇪🔬🐛🧠 @AndreaCuentas91]

📢We are looking for 2 postbacs from the international community!
15 days left to apply and join our group! You will be directly mentored by one of the postdocs in our group. We are ready to do cool science together🧪🪱Join us!
🗓️Apply by Sep 16 here: https://t.co/JpZPpHxcvZ

[Yale Neuroscience @YaleNeuro]

Congratulations to @AndreaCuentas91 for being named a #HannaGrayFellow! In the @dacolon lab @YaleNeuro and @YaleCellBio, Andrea studies how some neurons communicate using two different neurotransmitters rather than one (dual transmission). Very excited for you, Andrea!

[Oakleigh Folkes, Ph.D. @folkesphd]

Screaming congratulations to @AndreaCuentas91, a brilliant scientist and scholar! So well deserved! 🎉🎉

[Oakleigh Folkes, Ph.D. @folkesphd]

@squishmallowgod Do you have it? I think I have it…. But like cilantro anyway?

[Oakleigh Folkes, Ph.D. @folkesphd]

@Vale_Tornini @NICHD_NIH @GiraldezLab @realRihellab @KrishnaswamyLab Congratulations!!!

[Oakleigh Folkes, Ph.D. @folkesphd]

@DrTaraB20 @NIH_LRP @NICHD_NIH @SachinPatelLab @VitaminSeer Thank you so much!! Yes I had to apply twice, but the award is so so worth it. Sending all of the luck with your renewal!!!

[Oakleigh Folkes, Ph.D. @folkesphd]

Big News! I was selected to receive the @NIH_LRP! I want to thank @NICHD_NIH for funding this opportunity and for the support and mentorship of my advisor Dr. Jiang and lab. Also much gratitude to mentors @SachinPatelLab and @VitaminSeer for their continued support & guidance!

[Oakleigh Folkes, Ph.D. @folkesphd]

As a first gen college student, loans were vital in order to attend undergrad. Having the support from this award to pay my loans while continuing my postdoc training is a major relief! Highly recommend all eligible to apply- happy to share docs and advice, my DMs are open!

[Andrea Cuentas-Condori 🇵🇪🔬🐛🧠 @AndreaCuentas91]

The Colón-Ramos lab is looking for research assistants
📢We welcome the international community to apply. Our community of postdocs have great mentors who are committed to your training and supporting your transition into your next professional steps.
🗓️Apply by Sep 16.

[The Kavli Foundation @KavliFoundation]

Live #neuroscience chat with @RafNeuroPh and Gloria Twum from @KavliAtYale and @flygirlPhD! https://t.co/3TIq717sLv

[Oakleigh Folkes, Ph.D. @folkesphd]

@squishmallowgod 😂😂😂

[Kristin Bigos @KristinBigos]

I’m excited to share our latest paper online now @BritJClinPharm

A population pharmacokinetic model based on HPTN 077 of long‐acting injectable cabotegravir for HIV PrEP
DOI: https://t.co/kUvjO5Ha0P

#HIV #PreP #sexdifferences #popPK #clinpharm

[Rafael Perez, Ph.D🇩🇴🐀🔬 @RafNeuroPh]

I fully endorse! If anyone in the Chicago or new haven area knows of labs looking for a fantastic technician with human imaging/clinical and stats experience or even mouse colony work reach out to @AnadyLi or me. Please RT!

[Oakleigh Folkes, Ph.D. @folkesphd]

Congratulations @RafNeuroPh ! Well deserved!

[Rafael Perez, Ph.D🇩🇴🐀🔬 @RafNeuroPh]

Exciting news! I’m receiving an LRP award from @NIDAnews and @NIH_LRP. I want to thank my mentor @MarinaP63, and everyone who provided help and support including @folkesphd, @phdgprotein86, @AileenIlianaPhD, @TelementalHlth, @GrueterLabVandy and the twitterless Danny Winder!

[Marina Picciotto @MarinaP63]

Senior postdocs with work related to the brain and/or Mental health: apply to present in the Yale Molecular Psychiatry Biological Sciences Training Program Seminar Series as part of the The Molecular Psychiatry Advanced Postdoc Seminar (MAPS)! https://t.co/4guB3OSQfz @YalePsych